Recent Content by Flane

Thank you @MrsA2 - I agree with you on understanding the metabolism - I think there is still so much more to understand. I have started listening to "The Clot Thickens".... very interesting and entertaining! I too will just "do my best" with diet, exercise and being outdoors - and reducing...

Thank you!

That's definitely encouraging - thank you!

Thanks very much for the info on cholesterol and statins. I saw my GP today, and he was very helpful - positive about the balance of cholesterol but I got a bit of a shock when he said I would “probably develop diabetes” as it appears there must be a big genetic component (since it didn’t...

Thanks. Have you experienced side effects?

Thanks so much for your support- always reassuring to hear that I am not alone. I am beginning to think I may need to go on a statin, but not overly keen on the idea. Will get my head round it, if required!

Hi.....after 8 months of significantly reducing carbs and sugar, my Hba1c has dropped (only) 2 points to 44. Not only that, my cholesterol levels have gone up - both the LDL and HDL levels are higher than they were in December. I have been eating more cheese, meat, eggs etc as well as lots of...

So…. after 7 months of being very careful about what I’m eating, reducing carbs and sugar significantly, eating more protein and healthy fats, my Hba1c has only dropped by 1 point to 44. How can that be? I am so fed up…. I also do lots of exercise so not sure what else I can do.

Thank you very much for the update. Very interesting and helpful. I am awaiting results of blood tests last week- at that point I will decide what to do next. My weight has stablised but I am still 4 kg down on what I was ( and where I’d like to be). I find the lo-carb challenging but stick...

Thank you for your very detailed report @answers on a postcard - very helpful indeed and very encouraging. Congratulations at working so hard to bring your numbers down - that is a great result! I was re-tested on Monday and am awaiting my results. I continue to try to reduce carbs and sugar...

I am coming to the end of my sensor time and will have a few weeks off as I have become a little obsessed with checking the levels and now need to regain my confidence in making food choices without a measurement. I feel I understand my body a bit better, but there are still some “curved balls”...

Thank you - this is all very interesting and good to see that there is someone else who thinks in a similar way to I do! I will reply in more detail later - but thank you.

Thank you. That is very interesting. I will definitely focus on the shape of the graph and trends rather than the absolute figures. I am hoping to bring my hba1c back into the “normal” range.

Thank you, yes, very helpful. I will look at trends rather than absolute values.

So....I'm now trying the Libre 2 and with similar eating patterns and carb intake, I'm seeing higher glucose numbers- where with the Dexcom I was seeing around 5.4/5.6, I'm seeing steady-state over 6.0/6.6 with the Libre. Is this to be expected? Or does it indicate that my levels have gone up...